Infolding

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Infold \In*fold"\ ([i^]n*f[=o]ld"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Infolded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infolding}.] [Pref. in- in +
     fold.] [Written also {enfold}.]
     1. To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to
        inclose; to involve.
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              Gilded tombs do worms infold.         --Shak.
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              Infold his limbs in bands.            --Blackmore.
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     2. To clasp with the arms; to embrace.
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              Noble Banquo, . . . let me infold thee,
              And hold thee to my heart.            --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  infolding
       n : the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in
           the surface; "the invagination of the blastula" [syn: {invagination},
            {introversion}, {intussusception}]